Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-02

Chc1efa NJ View YORK brings the threat and the
imminent danger OF cDo.era TO Philadelphia. Bos-
ton and Washington The charges against the
management OF the quarantine Islands In New
York narbor are consequa ntlv u more than local
interest The latest accusation is that the dfses
among tse passengers Of the Britannia which was
pfopounced mexsles 20 a deceived pubic WIS real
ly cholera and that the suffering have died and
been buried Under some circumstances tneFs.
might be found excuse for such treatment OF
the public. The old eastern fable peears uOth-
mind about the promise made BY the cholera
spirit 70 the Arab sheik; that she would kfI oily
sixty persons when she visited Damascus. Sue
was accordingly allowed TO pro eed 70 that city: :
bu,. instead OF the number she had mentioned
thousands upon thousands OF people fell before the
scourga Wasn rrproacaed for her bad faitn she
answered: II have kept my word. killed Only
SIXTY Fear killed the rest In the present siela
ton, however, there IS nothing 20 be ap-rehsnded
from the working OF fear IN the poyul r mind.
There Is no epidemic abroad. The threatened peg.
thence ms not yet gained foothoid Il may be
possible 70 ger nd OF even the present menacfr1
condi ions without the loss Of single native case
The only way this can be done Is by stirring tina
people up md calling lazy and greedy public sz
wants TO account n the disease finally settles tn
this country and begins its havoc, there VII be
time enough 10 consider The QUESTION OF Eaap,rS
back particulars which might, oy exciting morbid
i1aginings, hep on the work or deStrucg n rat her
taan ooStrJct It's progress WI tsvery pear " rnrs
now Is the truth, be I, as dsagreeaTe * n mary.
and. II the quarantine Office senfS on, MN D.ille-
uns, it ought 20 be cleanset OF its present occu
pants and turned over TO HONORABLE men.
The application bytne Ar,rmons 20 the Porte
Tor PERMISSION TO set up cJ-n nunty In Turkey f.
II one aspect an exhiotsfn Of practical VISION
In the ottosnaa empire there viii be no refined
pubic sentirnenr 20 De shocked BY their plural
marriages. because polygamy Is the rule there. not
tae exception. On the other h Nd their good
traits VIII have Widespread benedcent fnffuen e.
The Aormons, A. oo1y. in spite OF all that can
De said ayliast them, are thrifty temperate, and
o. steady hioits. fhsy will make excellent SUBJ
Jects for oae S,i5sn, and their civilization u adj
vAncet far beyond that OF the Turkish people
uey can scarcely fail % Improve the natives
among whom tley settle. The old-fasb,ooed
uaSeshifts o; oriental agriculture and the D,ser
aoielives led oy the lower ranks OF the Turkish
people VIII give way by degrees before the more
eniigatened methods Of the latter-day saints
and rhe desert places Will be made TO blossom
IKE the roSe as In the Salt Lake Valley and other
VIVID western regions redeemed by tie fonJ~ers OF
Brigham Young 10 Is not oelieved, however. tat
any considerable number OF Utah NerrBops ybivd
abandon tAesr hofnes and property ia tnas Terri
tory for an abiding place fn Turkey, a iand nI;ed
with rimors OF wars, and certain 70 be overrun
and dismembered The Ed,ncads act. even u
poiygarnisrs among the Aormons, Is notso fun OF
terrors as the events OF life I'm Turkey would prob.
ably be.